The World in Words 23: Endanger this! Losing and saving languages, plus Tingo
We start with a US-funded attempt to revive a mountain language in Central Asia. Then a conversation with Mr Endangered Languages, Peter Austin. Finally we hear about the meanings of some fantastically original foreign words. Don’t you wish that English had a word for an interferer at a card game who gives unwanted advice?
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